Today’s youth live seamlessly in digital and physical worlds; guiding them requires calm, informed, and empathetic responses—not fear or panic.

Google's AI chatbot Gemini is now accessible to kids under 13 by default, raising safety concerns and putting responsibility on parents after the fact.

Fear-based panic over youth and tech hinders real understanding—parents must choose curiosity and guidance over blame to truly support kids today.

Today’s internet doesn’t wait for kids to find danger—it pushes it to them. Teach youth how algorithms work so they scroll with awareness, not passivity.

Banning tech over fear ignores its benefits—like meds, swimming, or walking, risks exist, but smart guidance builds resilience and safe, informed use.

Teens becoming brand ambassadors face legal, tax, and scam risks. Parents should guide them in contracts, earnings, and safety in digital side hustles.

History shows abstinence-only approaches fail. For teens & tech, harm reduction, digital literacy, and guidance work better than bans or delays.

Teens view tech with balance. To support them, we must listen, collaborate on rules, and empower them, not control them, with digital literacy and trust.

Evidence shows school phone bans don't improve well-being. Balanced policies, not outright bans, better support student safety, learning, and mental health.

Teens are downloading other Chinese apps in protest of a potential TikTok ban, highlighting flaws in performative policy and demanding broader digital reform.

Gaming isn’t inherently harmful—balanced use shows social, cognitive, and emotional benefits; problematic gaming is rare and rooted in deeper issues.